Safe and Responsible use of AI

AI has many benefits, but also contains some risks, especially concerning our privacy and security. In order to lessen these risks, there are a couple of things you should keep in mind. Transparancy, accountability and proper oversight, are essential to benefit from the use of AI without compromising our privacy, security and rights.

Guidelines for the use of Generative AI

If you work or study at the UG and use AI tooling, please follow the following guidelines:

Privacy and Data protection

• Do not share any personal or organizational details while using AI systems.
• Do not let or sell personal data.
• Adhere to the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) and other laws and regulations. 

Intellectual Property

• Check thoroughly whether the AI-generated content complies with copyright laws and whether permissions have been properly obtained.
• Use plagerism tools to identify duplicates.
• Always cite the source and author when you are using specific information, quotes or ideas from copyrighted works. This applies to texts, as well as images, video and audio.

Responsibility and Transparancy

• Monitor AI-generated content to avoid the dissemination of inaccurate or discriminatory information.
• Do not let AI make decisions about other people without human intervention.
• Never use AI for illegal, damaging or discriminatory activities.

Would you like to know more about working safely using AI, then we advise you to look at the webpage Working safely using AI in the Privacy and Security portal.